title: Fatal pulmonary infection with Mycobacterium celatum in an apparently immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Mycobacterium celatum is a recently described mycobacterium isolated from patients who have suppressed cell-mediated immunity, such as AIDS. We present here, to our knowledge, the first report of a fatal pulmonary infection caused by M. celatum in a 73-year-old immunocompetent female patient. The mycobacterium was identified by a 16S rRNA sequence analysis.
authors.affiliation: I. Medizinische Klinik, DRK-Krankenhaus Neuwied, Germany. bux-gewehr@t-online.de
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bux-Gewehr
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rüsch-Gerdes
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Feurle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011859:Radiography; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S